Laser-Engraved 16mm Skull Tokens
'Dem bones, 'dem bones...
These Acrylic SKULL TOKENS are so versatile! They can be used as life and status markers in CCGs such as Magic: The Gathering and Pokemon, can be used as wound markers in tabletop miniature wargames such as Warhammer Fantasy Battle, Warhammer 40,000, Warmachine and Hordes…
(Silver Compass Designs is not affiliated with any of the game companies listed above in any way, other than being die-hard fans of their work).
Each of these felt-backed SKULL TOKENS precision laser-cut and laser-engraved in the USA using a patent-pending method. The details are laser-engraved deep into the acrylic, giving a true 3D effect.
The individual SKULL TOKENS pieces each measure 5/8" (~16mm) tall and 1/2" (~11mm), and are made from 2mm thick Acrylic. With the felt backing applied, the token is approx 3mm thick.
The tokens are supplied unpainted with self-adhesive felt backings (which are also precision laser-cut). It's easy to paint the engraving on the token: You can be really sloppy, since you paint the back side of the clear token (see the pic on the right) and cover up any over-spill with the felt backing. This means your tokens can be painted ANY COLOR you want. You can have different colored tokens represent different status effects (such as green for poison, red for fire-affiliated status etc). Metallic paints look really stunning with this painting method.
The Tokens are made from clear US-made acrylic (Plexiglass™). The tokens are supplied with the engraving unpainted. This is the most unique part of the tokens from Silver Compass Designs: with other companies, your tokens look just like the tokens everyone else has. We at Silver Compass Designs believe that tabletop gaming tokens should be just like your tabletop army: distinguishable from those of other players due to how you customize/paint them yourself. Our tokens are designed so you can easily make them as unique as your army.
How Our Laser-Engraved Tokens Are Made
(& How You Customize Them!)
The tokens are made using Silver Compass Designs' Patent-Pending production method:
- We precision laser-cut the outline of the token from acrylic material at our laser engineering facility in the mid-western USA.
- The back of the token is coated with a special paint
- A mirror image of the graphics are laser-engraved through the paint deep into the clear acrylic itself.
The result is a 3D engraving when viewed through the clear face of the token.
You receive your tokens with the engraving unpainted. This is the most unique part of the tokens from Silver Compass Designs: with other companies, your tokens look just like everybody else's tokens.
We at Silver Compass Designs believe that tabletop gaming tokens should be just like your tabletop army: distinguishable from those of other players because the final details are chosen by you!.
Customizing your tokens is as easy as 1-2-3:
- Just to paint into the engraving to match the color scheme of your army (unlike with models, you can be sloppy when painting the tokens, since any overspills will not show from the front of the token - see examples below).
- Let the paint dry and slap on the supplied self-adhesive felt backing.
- Flip it over, peel off the protective plastic covering on the face of the token and your tokens are ready for the tabletop battlefield!
Here's an example the rear of a a token unpainted, painted and the end result from the front:
We've had a few questions from customers on how you can be sloppy with the painting and still have a look good from the front. We've come up with a cute little cartoon explaining it here.
